The Kwatkwat were an

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tribe of the

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, though some scholars consider them part of the broader

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macrogroup.

Country

According to

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, the Kwatkwat's tribal territories cover roughly , running along the southern bank of the

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, in a stretch of land that ran from just above the Goulburn River junction southwards around Indigo Creek at

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. The strip included the junction of the

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and

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rivers.

Alternative names

* ''Quart-Quart'' * ''Emu Mudjug'' tribe.(?) * ''Pikkolatpan''

Some words

* ''pikor'' (emu).

Notes

Citations

Sources

* * * * {{authority control Aboriginal peoples of Victoria (Australia) History of Victoria (Australia)